Community Tasting Note
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Mr.Overhill wrote: 91 points
August 24, 2022 - Popped the last of the 2016 Bedrocks and I was surprised that it wasn't more rewarding. Maybe I was expecting more development from a prestige vineyard bottling that is now in year three of development? There was nothing wrong with the wine, it had plenty of bright fruit, even some of that telltale orange peel flavor, but it never had that fifth gear of enjoyment that so often come with these Carlisle wines. I blamed it on the bottle of '19 Monbousquet that we had earlier in the week, now that one was SINGING! oops, sorry for the note drift, but after that in your face baby the Bedrock was almost muted and surprisingly bland. The score reflects my appreciation of the quality of the winemaking here as opposed to the varietal shortcoming itself in its ability to develop a more nuanced and stratified midpalate as it ages. Positives were the still bright fruit and slight but zesty spice undertones. Unfortunately the youthful garrigue I so loved in the same wine two years ago was 'gone baby gone.'
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